Mass spectrometry shows terrestrial and lunar titanium isotopes to be identical, hinting that moon-formation theory needs revision
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Brain Saver
A derivative of the hormone progesterone could be used in emergencies or on the battlefield to treat brain injury
Bottled Water: Safe Drinking?
Concerns about antimony leaching from plastic drinking water bottles are unfounded according to new data from UK chemists
Improving Childhood Leukemia Treatment
Two nucleosides target an enzyme present in childhood leukemia and so help oncologists improve dosing regiments
Synthesis of Non-Toxic Pesticides
A novel synthesis of the insect growth regulator hydroprene has been developed using Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling
New Class of Quantum Dot
First inclusion of Cr(III) spinel at the core of a quantum dot points the way to fine tuning the properties of QDs
Achiral Europium, Chiral Sense
An achiral europium complex can detect chirality in solution by virtue of induced circularly polarized luminescence
Nickel Inversion
Functionalized arenes can be made using a nickel-catalyzed [4+2] cycloaddition of electron-deficient dienes and alkynes
Google Water
Google PageRank has been adapted to help chemists understand complex systems such as water's hydrogen-bonding network
New Malaria Lead Compound Identified
A new lead for antimalarial drugs has been developed through structure-activity studies on the GlaxoSmithkline database